The Variety Use Agreement (VUA) platform is a web-based tool used to support and increase plant breeding investment and innovation by facilitating royalty collection in a cost effective manner. It is built on the principles of value, transparency and choice for producers. The VUA applies to specific seed varieties as determined by plant breeders and their distributors.
When producers purchase a VUA variety and divert some of that grain at harvest for seed use and plant it the following spring, they will be invoiced a ‘Variety Use Fee’ for use of the variety. This fee (which is set at the time of certified seed purchase) will be invoiced to the producer every year that the farm saved seed of the VUA variety is grown.
Click below to view our Frequently Asked Questions. If your question is not covered, please contact Mel Reekie, Manager, Intellectual Property Programs at mreekie@seeds-canada.ca
For VUA Platform users, please refer to the below helpful videos to assist you within the Platform. If you’re looking to self-register on the Platform, refer to the video entitled VUA Platform: Self Registration and continue to https://vua.seedvaluecreation.ca to create your account.
Click through the menu below to view varieties and their maximum prices. The maximum reflects the maximum VUA fees that will be charged to a producer who is using these varieties as farm-saved seed on their own farms.
ESMA
Distributor: SeCan
Breeder: Ackermann Saatzucht GmbH & Co. KG, Irlbach, Germany
Fee: $2/ac
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KWS KELLIE
Distributor: SeCan
Breeder: KWS SAAT SE & Co. Einbeck, Germany
Fee: $2/ac
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RGT ASTEROID
Distributor: SeCan
Breeder: RAGT 2n SAS, Rodez Cedex 9, France
Fee: $3/ac
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RGT PLANET
Distributor: SeCan
Breeder: RAGT 2n SAS, Rodez Cedex 9, France
Fee: $3/ac
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SU RUZENA
Distributor: SeCan
Breeder: Ackermann Saatzucht GmbH & Co. KG, Irlbach, Germany
Fee: $7/ac
DL DELICIOUS – PEA
Distributor: FP Genetics
Breeder: Olaf Sass, Norddeutsche Pflanzenzücht, Holtsee, Germany
Fee: $2/ac
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DL GOLDEYE – PEA, YELLOW
Distributor: DL Seeds
Breeder: Olaf Sass, Norddeutsche Pflanzenzücht, Holtsee, Germany
Fee: $2/ac
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ND PALOMINO – PINTO BEAN
Distributor: CANTERRA SEEDS
Breeder: Juan M. Osorno, NDSU Research Foundation, Fargo, USA & Philip Miklas, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Prosser, USA
Fee: $5/ac
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CDC 5791 – PEA, YELLOW
Distributor: CANTERRA SEEDS
Breeder: Limagrain Cereal Seeds LLC, Windsor, USA
Fee: $3/ac
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CDC 6928 – LENTIL, SMALL RED
Distributor: CANTERRA SEEDS
Breeder: Limagrain Cereal Seeds LLC, Windsor, USA
Fee: $3/ac
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CDC 6956 – LENTIL, SMALL RED
Distributor: CANTERRA SEEDS
Breeder: Limagrain Cereal Seeds LLC, Windsor, USA
Fee: $3/ac
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CDC 7358 – LENTIL, SMALL GREEN
Distributor: Alliance Seed
Breeder: SK Pulse/ Limagrain Cereal Seeds, LLC, Windsor, USA
Fee: $2.25/ac
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CDC 6930 – LENTIL, SMALL RED
Distributor: CANTERRA SEEDS
Breeder: Limagrain Cereal Seeds, LLC, Windsor, USA
Fee: $3/ac
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CDC 7208 – LENTIL, SMALL RED
Distributor: CANTERRA SEEDS
Breeder: Limagrain Cereal Seeds, LLC, Windsor, USA
Fee: $3/ac
NG17009GT
Distributor: SeCan
Breeder: North Dakota State University Research Foundation, Fargo, USA
Fee: $11/ac
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NG21008GT20
Distributor: SeCan
Breeder: North Dakota State University Research Foundation, Fargo, USA
Fee: $11/ac
CS ACCELERATE – CPSR
Distributor: CANTERRA SEEDS
Breeder: Limagrain Cereal Seeds, LLC, Windsor, USA
Fee: $2/ac
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CS DAYBREAK – CWRS
Distributor: CANTERRA SEEDS
Breeder: Limagrain Cereal Seeds, LLC, Windsor, USA
Fee: $2/ac
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FLAME – CWRS
Distributor: Alliance Seed
Breeder: Limagrain Cereal Seeds, LLC, Windsor, USA
Fee: $2.25/ac
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FIERCE VB – CPSR
Distributor: Alliance Seed
Breeder: Limagrain Cereal Seeds, LLC, Windsor, USA
Fee: $2.25/ac
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CS BAKER – CWRS
Distributor: CANTERRA SEEDS
Breeder: Limagrain Cereals Research Canada, Saskatoon
Fee: $2.00/ac
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CS BREADWINNER – CWRS
Distributor: CANTERRA SEEDS
Breeder: Limagrain Cereals Research Canada, Saskatoon
Fee: $2.00/ac
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CS GARDE – CWRS
Distributor: CANTERRA SEEDS
Breeder: Limagrain Cereals Research Canada, Saskatoon
Fee: $2.00/ac
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CS PALISADE – CWRS
Distributor: CANTERRA SEEDS
Breeder: Limagrain Cereals Research Canada, Saskatoon
Fee: $2.00/ac
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CS RECOIL – CPSR
Distributor: CANTERRA SEEDS
Breeder: Limagrain Cereals Research Canada, Saskatoon
Fee: $2.00/ac
AAC REID
Distributor: SeCan
Breeder: Weikai Yan, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Fee: $5/ac
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ORe RUMINATOR
Distributor: Alliance Seed
Breeder: Oat Advantage
Fee: $2.50/ac
Certified seed launch is scheduled for Fall 2026